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I found the exhbit very interesting. My daughter and I had great time trying out the various things available.
I was wondering what was the thing called with the number 2 mixed among all these fives. Can you please help as I ofund the number two straight away. Please.
Thankyou.
Tracey

This test is for synaesthesia, where the senses become mixed. People with a certain kind of synaesthesia are particularly good at this test since they can pick out the different numbers according to their colour. You can find out more about this test from At-Bristol's 'Your Amazing Brain' website: http://www.youramazingbrain.org.uk/brainchanges/synesthesia.htm

Sue Tidy
11 March, 2011 05:48

Hi,I am currently writing a post for my website which includes a visit to your museum.Can you tell me what the room with the black and white squared floor represents?Was it an optical illusion? Thanks Sue

I was very interested to find out that melbourne professors had received the nobel prize for their studies into the biological basis of memory. I can't remember their names though! would you be able to tell me them and also the name of the paper they published? THANKS!

I was looking for more information about the whole exhibit (some displays in Sydney and Wellington NZ come with handouts). Is there more info about the various segments on some website somewhere (such as with synaesthesia above?)

The mind exhibition is very interesting and one of my psychology assessments is based on the exhibit. My phone battery was discharged and I could not take photos of Carla Krijt's artworks. Can you please email me the title of her artworks (I think there were 3). Also, is there a website where I can find out more about Carla Krijt?
Thank you.
Kind regards
Eva

Hi Eva,There are 4 paintings by Carla Krijt – all ‘Untitled’. You may be able to get further information from the Cunningham Dax centre, http://www.daxcentre.org/home, which holds more examples of her art.

Hi Josh, a reasonable amount of time would be 45 minutes to an hour, as there is much to read and see!

Nadine
22 October, 2012 22:44

Hi, i am writing on this exhibition for a uni subject and would love some more info on how/why it was created and by who,and other general info...is this available anywhere?

Discovery Centre
23 October, 2012 16:47

Hi Nadine, this particular exhibition doesn't have a dedicated website, but you should find some useful information for your project in the the exhibition's Education Resources such as the Education Kits and Teacher's Notes. There is also an interactive Q&A with the exhibition's Curator which is at the top of this page on the right.

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William Kwok
1 November, 2012 16:27

I'm from Hong Kong and I thought this exhibition is amazing. I wonder if Melbourne Museum will collaborate with other museums of the world and display some good exhibit like The Mind in my own city? If that's possible, what can I do? Shall I contact my local government body? Hope to get an answer from you. :)

Hi William, perhaps contact your local museum and make the suggestion to them. If they would like to contact us for details, please ask them to email the Discovery Centre at discoverycentre@museum.vic.gov.au Thanks for the great feedback!

Erik
6 November, 2012 20:34

Hi,
I really enjoyed the exhibition, but was wondering why there isn’t much criticism especially of the past of psychiatry, as there have been many scandals during the times. I find this a bit strange, as many of the items that could be used in this criticism, are on display. I think the ordinary visitor will fail to notice much of this however. Is this lack of criticism an attempt to promote a positive view of today’s psychiatry and psychology in the general public?
Best Regards,
Erik

I visited from SA last weekend and found the Museum excellent! Could you tell me the name of the railway worker who got a metal rod through his skull in an explosion accident? I wanted to find out the end of the story, but couldn't remember his name to look it up. Thanks, christina

Hi Christina, the gentleman's name was Phineas Gage and the accident happened in 1848.

Ian Johnson
27 April, 2013 17:25

Hi, I very much enjoyed your compelling exhibition, The Mind: Enter The Labyrinth. I was however puzzled by how little information was provided about anxiety, which is the most prevalent mental health issue, both in its own right and as frequently co-morbid with other conditions, for example depression. Anxiety is strongly cognitive and can be extremely debilitating. Your exhibition's references to anxiety seemed to be confined to its role in dreams. Anxiety was not featured in any of your story booths where people talked about their journeys with a mental illness. Have I missed something?
Kind Regards
Ian Johnson
Service Manager
Anxiety Support
Mental Health Advocacy & Peer Support Trust
Christchurch, NZ.

The Mind: Enter the Labyrinth exhibition is a permanent ongoing exhibition.

You can visit the exhibition with a general entry ticket, which also provides you access to all Melbourne Museum permanent displays. General entry is $10.00 for an adult and free for children and concessions.

Uri
2 June, 2014 11:35

I visited your museum and The Mind exhibition while visiting Australia a few weeks ago. One wall panel suggested that emotions are essential to ethical decisions. Please, could you provide the exact quote. Thank you.

The text you're after appears in the section entitled 'Feeling - emotions and motivations':

"Emotion is a state of arousal involving bodily changes and subjective feelings. The range of human emotion informs the ways in which we perceive the world and make choices. It is almost impossible to make ethical decisions or plan for the future without emotions."

Hope this helps!

Debra
29 July, 2014 14:28

I really enjoyed the gallery! I found the timeline presented at the beginning/end of the gallery to be particularly interesting, and was wondering if I could access online it to re-read it? Otherwise, can you recommend a good source for that information? Thank you!

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK has put together a pretty good timeline of the history of psychiatry, although it shouldn't be regarded as comprehensive (it misses out on some important developments in psychiatry, such as psychosurgery for example).

Bronwyn
4 August, 2014 16:24

Hello, my name is Bronwyn and I'm a first year art visual student. I am interested in contacting a specialist in synaesthesia in order to learn about the condition as a basis of creating work, would there possibly be anyone I could contact? Thank you very much.
-Bronwyn

Hi Bronwyn, the Curator who put The Mind exhibition together is no longer in that role. The position is currently vacant and planned to be filled but we don't have an exact timeframe on when this will occur.